Intra-arterial injection of acrylic cement as a complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is a minimally invasive procedure that provides significant pain relief in a high percentage of patients with osteoporotic fractures. The complication rate of PVP is reported to be below 6%. This case illustrates, for the first time, an arterial PMMA embolus to the aorta and its branches as a complication of PVP.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Cements
- Embolism
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Spinal Fractures
- Vertebroplasty